A man who allegedly shot two people with a shotgun Sunday, one of whom died, was arrested with the help of a police dog after a chase that ended on Interstate 5 in the area of East Mission Bay.
Deputies with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the 2900 block of Equitation Lane in Bonita early Sunday morning after reports of a man who had been shot in a dirt lot near from Sweetwater Farms, a Bonita riding service, according to OnScene. Television news service.
He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 9 am
At 8:28 a.m. Sunday, the San Diego Police Department responded to reports of a man shot in the right arm with a shotgun, Officer Sarah Foster said. The victim was rushed to UC San Diego Medical Center.
Officers found a suspect driving a Chevrolet truck and attempted to pull him over, but he eluded police and drove south toward Chula Vista and then north on Interstate 805 to westbound 54 , and then headed north on I-5.
The CHP took over the pursuit when the suspect was in the East Mission Bay area, OnScene TV reported. Officers used a spike strip to deflate the suspect’s tires.
The truck eventually crashed into the center divider of I-5 and the suspect was ejected from the truck, Foster said. A police K-9 was used to bring him down and officers took the man into custody.
A shotgun was found in the suspect’s truck, the officer said. Both shootings were believed to have been committed by the suspect, who was hospitalized for treatment of dog bites and injuries from the crash.
After being released from the hospital, the unidentified suspect could face charges in both shootings.
No injuries were reported for the officers, police or CHP officers involved in the pursuit and arrest.
